Side note: I’m not using google analytics or anything privacy concerning on the page. I host my own instance of Ackee. That’s where I found HN as the top referrer.
How did you figure this out?
I’ve been playing with this scooter data for a while (Lime included) and I’ve always been able to correctly map scooter ID uniquely to a scooter at a location. Multiple requests will return the same scooter in the same location and I’ve always believed the same ID in a different place later meant the scooter actually moved.
But I might be wrong about this. I'll give it a second try for confirmation.
Also, I had a look at your repository and it’s fantastic. Great work on this.
One could think the hardest part of starting a new scooter company these days is finding a differentiating color...
Note: I was also trying to retrieve similar information for Lime scooters. However, the Lime API does not return a unique Scooter ID. For every request the returned scooter IDs are randomized (and internally they map them to their real IDs), which makes it impossible to track individual scooters.
Incidentally, in comparison with car sharing, I hate these scooters. With cars you have to park them legally or the you (the last renter) will have to pay the potential parking ticket. With scooters, people can easily lift and move them, so the last renter has plausible deniability if they parked idiotically. End result? They're all parked fucking idiotically.
Did you choose Lisbon for any particular reason?
I'm from Lisbon.